Aquatic curtain device and uses thereof

A method of forming a channel with an entry point and an exit point for water to flow through the channel in a waterway having a surface, a depth and a bottom, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. providing one or more fixed channel curtain devices, each comprising:
• i. an elongated cylindrical float having a length and a first side;
• ii. an elongated flexible curtain depending from the first side of the elongated cylindrical float and extending along the entire length thereof, the elongated curtain having a bottom end opposite where the elongated curtain depends from the elongated cylindrical float;
• iii. an elongated weight formed on the bottom end of the elongated flexible curtain, the elongated weight extending along the entire length of the elongated cylindrical float and being sufficiently heavy to anchor the fixed channel curtain device to a selected position at the bottom of the waterway;
• b. selecting the height of the elongated flexible curtain of each fixed channel curtain device to remain substantially taut and approximately equal to the depth of the waterway as water levels fluctuate;
• and
• c. placing each fixed channel curtain device along a desired path to define a part of the channel,
• wherein each fixed channel curtain device is positioned in an end to end, overlapping configuration with other fixed channel curtain devices to form a first series of fixed channel curtain devices defining a length of one side of the channel, such that the elongated cylindrical float of each fixed channel curtain device overlaps with and abuts the elongated cylindrical float of another fixed channel curtain device and wherein the entry point of the channel is directionally coincident with the natural current of the waterway and the channel is configured to direct and modulate the rate of water flow through the channel.